Canteen and basin.



B. HARRIS.

CANTEENAND BASIN. APPLICATION man MAR.1.19|8.

1 ,278,46 1 Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

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BILLUPS HARRIS, 0F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

CANTEEN AND BASIN.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that Iq BiLLUPs HARRis, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of Baltimore, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Im provenients in Canteens and Basins, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combination water flask and hand basin particularly adapted for use by automobilists. The object is to combine in a single unit a convenient container for a suiiicient supply of water for ablutions en route `with a suitable hand basin, the two being adapted'to be nested and 'fastened together for transportation. In the present instance, the desired result is accomplished by the provision of a canteen orwater bottle which is circular or substantially circular as to its periphery and elliptical or approaching elliptical as to a section taken on any diametrical plane through the axis. With this can is combined a basin corresponding to and adapted to fit over one-half of the flask, that is, the hand basin is circular, the rim of the basin being adapted to receive and inclose the circular peripheral portion `of the canteen. The curve of the bottom of the basin is prei erably shaped to fit the curve of the side; under any circumstances, it is sufficiently deep to admit the side of the canteen. That is, the two parts., the canteen and basin, are adapted to nest laterally, the basin litting over and receiving the shallow, iiatly curved side of the canteen or bottle.

In the preferred form, the canteen is made with a filler opening at one end of a long diameter of the circular periphery, adapted to receive a plug, and a loop at the opposite end of the same diameter, and the basin is made with a hook at one end of a long diameter and a loop at the other end. The hook on the basin passes through and engages tlie loop on the canteen and when the parts are closely nested, the loop on the basin registers with the mouth of the bottle neck or filler opening, the plug being passed through the loop into the neck to close the opening to prevent escape of water and to lockthe parts, that is, the basin and bottle, in nested position.

In the accompanying drawing I have illustrated a coperating, nesting hand basin and canteen or water bottle embodying the features of my invention. In the drawing,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented sept. ic, 191s.

Application led March 7, 1918. Serial No. 220,967.

Figure l is a side elevation of the water` teen and basin combined, the plane of the section including the axis and the diameter passing through the ller opening and hook; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevation of the periphery of the basin, showing the lloop or ring thereon.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, the water bottle or canteen l having a circular periphery as shown in Fig. 1, and an elliptical or practically elliptical cross-section on a diametrical plane through the axis of the circular portion as shown in Fig. 2, has a loop 2 at one end oi' the upright diameter of the circular portion, and a ller opening 3 at the upper or opposite end of such diameter. The basin at is circular in outline, z'. e., circular as to its rim 5, the basin being of suiicient size and diameter to receive and inclose and it the circular periphery of the bottle, the basin being sufliciently full as to its bottom curvature to receive either side G of the bottle or canteen, the parts preferably fitting snugly.

The basin has on its rim a hook 7 to engage the loop 2 at the corresponding point on the bottle or canteen and at or near the opposite end of the long diameter, a loop or ring 8 adapted to register with the filler opening 3 in the neck when the side of the bottle is nested in the basin. The filler opening 3 has a plug or cork 10, shown as screw-threaded to engage a corresponding thread in the filler opening.

To assemble the arts, the hook 7 is pass'ed through the oop 2 and the basin swung against the side of the bottle, causing the side of the bottle to nest closely in the basin until the loop 8 registers with the iiller opening 3 of the bottle. `The bottle having been lled, the plug l0 is then inserted in the filler opening, being passed .through the loop 8 so that the parts are locked in nested or assembled position.

The manner of use is obvious. The plug is Withdrawn, the basin swung free and unhooked and filled with the necessary amount of water, the plug being of course replaced to hold the remaining water for further use. The basin and canteen thus'asseinbled are packed in a suitable canvas bag, any other n Vsubstantially circular" peripheryl and elo n I have thus describedI my'invention' spe#` ciically and in detail in order that itsnatur-e and operation may be 'fully understood;

however, the specific terms herein are used Y descriptively rather than intheii' limiting sense and the scope of the invention is de= fined in the claims: l

In eombinntion, e' canteeny havingv a gatedy cross-section, a basini adapted to re# ceve and nest With the shallow side of the canteen? andi hav-ing: zi" riml to fit over the longfperiphery of the canteen, the canteen having' a ller` neck on.' the periphery and the basin having: ai stening; devicel on its rim to engage the neck when the side ofthe canteenv is nested Vin the basin,` and coperetingf fastening means approximately opposite the filler openingen both the'basin and canteen. i

2; In combination', ak canteen having :L

substantially circular periphery, a' basin adapted to receive and nest With a shallow f side of the canteen and'having e rimto lit over the long periphery of the canteen, the cznteen having: filler opening on the periphery and a neck surrounding the opening Y Maryland'.

Witnesses ZELLA-- KUHN,

'ALICEy Ga DONEGAN.

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